Silver - Day Two - 20th July 2011

Lot 1126

A set of four George II cast silver candlesticks

Estimate £5,000 - £7,000

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Description

A set of four George II cast silver candlesticks, by John Cafe, London 1750, knopped baluster stems with shell shoulders, spool shaped capitals, detachable drip pans, on raised shaped square bases with shell mounts, engraved with a crest, height 21cm, approx. weight 66oz. (4) Provenance: purchased from Sotheby's London, 28 April 1988. The crest is that recorded for numerous families including Baddeley, Eddington, Hankinson, Maule and Snodgrass.